[PSUBS-MAILIST] rov

[Alan via Personal_Submersibles]

Hank,
try googling "Fly out rov" or "tether management system" for some
ideas. Here is an example...
http://ac-cess.com/index.php/products/ac-rov-3000/ac-rov-3000-technical-specification
Looks complicated. I would imagine there would be position feedback from
the cable drum motor, & a level wind like on a fishing real, as well as a constant
tension kept on the cable.
I have thought about this as an alternative to a manipulator. You could put 
cutters on a gripper so it could cut you free from any entanglement.
Alan

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> On 7/11/2017, at 3:08 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> I have been thinking about my next project to compliment Gamma and Elementary 3000.  I am thinking about adding an ROV.  I can mount an ROV garage to the front on the opposite side of the manipulator.  The manipulator is close to completion, and I don't have much else to do.  I can use the same rotary actuator motor type that I just built for the manipulator for thrusters.  I have a real nice aluminum strobe light housing  that can be used for the camera.  I probably have most of the stuff here to build one.  I might need some help with an umbilical cord though.
> Hank
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